Alta Toquima Wilderness
Alta Toquima Wilderness | |
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Location | Nye County, Nevada U.S. |
Nearest city | Tonopah, Nevada |
Coordinates | 38°47′20″N 116°55′26″W / 38.7888199°N 116.9239705°WCoordinates: 38°47′20″N 116°55′26″W / 38.7888199°N 116.9239705°W[1] |
Area | 35,860 acres (14,510 ha) |
Designated | 1989 |
Governing body | U.S. Forest Service |
The Alta Toquima Wilderness is a protected wilderness area in the Toquima Range of Nye County, in the central section of the state of Nevada in the western United States. It covers an area of 35,860 acres (14,510 ha),[2] and is administered by the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The Mount Jefferson Research Natural Area protects 4,953 acres (2,004 ha) around Mount Jefferson, the highest peak in the Toquima Range and Nye County. The Mount Jefferson Research Natural Area is one of the most unusual environments in the United States, due to its extreme alpine conditions. Wildlife is plentiful in the Wilderness, including bighorn sheep, deer, grouse, chukar and native trout.[3]
See also[]
- List of U.S. Wilderness Areas
- Wilderness Act
References[]
- ^ "Alta Toquima Wilderness". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
- ^ "Alta Toquima Wilderness". Friends of Nevada Wilderness. Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
- ^ "Alta Toquima Wilderness". Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, USFS. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
External links[]
Categories:
- IUCN Category Ib
- Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest
- Wilderness Areas of Nevada
- Protected areas of Nye County, Nevada
- Protected areas established in 1989
- 1989 establishments in Nevada
- Nevada geography stubs
- Western United States protected area stubs
- Nye County, Nevada geography stubs